Two convicted armed robbers had been sentenced to loss of life, whilst seven different offenders will spend the rest of their lives in the back of bars for crimes together with kidnapping, rape, armed theft, conspiracy and culpable murder in Bauchi State.

The judgments had been delivered by way of the High Courts of Bauchi State as a part of felony lawsuits concluded within the closing quarter of 2025. During the length, 51 circumstances involving 64 defendants had been made up our minds.
The offences attempted all over the quarter integrated armed theft, kidnapping, conspiracy, culpable murder, rape and fraud, amongst others.

The convictions had been secured beneath related sections of the Penal Code, the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap. R11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and the Bauchi State Penal Code, 2022.

The two males sentenced to loss of life by way of striking, Muhammad Maina and Yakubu Adamu, had been discovered to blame of taking part in violent theft operations in several portions of the state.

The courts held that the prosecution established their culpability past affordable doubt, thereby justifying the utmost punishment prescribed by way of legislation.

Seven different convicts had been sentenced to existence imprisonment with out the choice of a tremendous.
They are Shehu Isa, Adamu Adamu (sometimes called Nalele), Mohammed Bello, Kabiru Ahmed, Muhammad Jibrin (alias Al-Amin), Usman Bello (Maigamo), and Manu Umaru (often known as Alhaji Manu).

They had been convicted of offences starting from rape and kidnapping to armed theft, conspiracy and culpable murder.

In addition, 11 individuals had been sentenced to a few months’ imprisonment every with out the choice of a tremendous for fraud-related offences. Those convicted come with Abubakar Shehu, Yusuf Aliyu Alhassan, Miracle Chidi, Dominic Lazarus, James Myaulompwa, Lawus Zakka, Sadiq Dosumo, Jude Titus, Joseph Olamide Adesunmila, Koche Samuel and Favour Odinaka.

Other defendants gained various jail phrases of between 3 months and 10 years, with some given the choice of fines starting from N10,000 to N500,000, relying at the nature and severity in their offences.

A observation issued by way of the Information Officer of the Bauchi State Judicial Service Commission, Saleh Umar, famous that the courts reached their choices after discovering the accused individuals to blame past affordable doubt on the conclusion in their trials.

According to the observation, the courts expressed worry over the rising occurrence of kidnapping and violent crime within the state, including that the stiff consequences had been meant to discourage would-be offenders.